“You drink too much pop, you don’t weigh enough and you get all manic sometimes.”
My mother said that when I was home for Thanksgiving in 2009. It was accurate then and it probably still is today I don’t drink soda any more, I run so I probably still don’t weigh enough, and my energy level is constant because of the exercise.
I feel like a race car driver when I think. The process always includes an element of speed I can only hope to harness. It starts as a simple thought and before I know it I find myself struggling to keep up.
Writing helps. Hopefully this blog will too. 
I’ve been in love with writing and journalism for years. When I was young and restless it seduced me with promises of writing for automotive magazines. Newsprint caught my fancy for a time, only to be usurped by the possibilities of the web. Somewhere in between, design took me by surprise when it flashed a sexy promise of telling stories visually. Now, I’m head over heels for online storytelling and community building.
It’s a damned good thing journalism isn’t a jealous lover. If it was the locks would have been changed a long time ago because of my apparent lack of commitment. I like to think of it as a well-rounded education instead. Fortunately, the web allows me to practice all the crafts I’ve learned.
Some of my education came from the real world. Everything formal came by way of Ball State University’s journalism department. It’s safe to say I would be much worse off if not for the mentors and friends I found there. I’m eternally grateful to have these people in my life. They unleashed me on the world with degrees in magazine journalism and journalism graphic design. More importantly, they nurtured my love for the craft and gave me a chance to change things for the better.
That chapter has closed; the people remain. Now I’m on the way to making good on the investment they made in me. Changing the journalism landscape for the better is the least I can do to repay my debt.
If you haven’t guessed already, most of my writing here some of my writing here will likely be about journalism or the news. I’m sure there will also be a few detours to paths unknown. I’ll do my best to stay on the track. Get in touch at lmbraman2 (at) gmail.com if you don’t like where I’m headed or want to take the wheel for a while.
Thanks for visiting.